Tolerance to risk/volatility (4-5x higher for stocks than for real estate) 2.

Not all borrowers will see a change in their quoted rate over the past few days, but in those cases, the closing costs would be lower or the lender credit would be higher.Although there was a reasonable chance that we'd see increased volatility in the markets that underlie mortgage rates today, trading remained calm and positive.

That is basically how volatile are your earnings and what will result from the distress (deferred CapEx, interrupted renovations, missed payments, foreclosure) In the business world you see this at work in different industries.

If its a flip maybe wait until things are not so volatile or increase your cash flow/purchase price standards to tip the scales in your favor for when rain comes. 

I do not feel comfortable renting to someone who seems to be violent and volatile and who may have a drinking problem- one of the incidents involved him trying to run his girlfriend (and mother of his child )off the road with his vehicle while she was driving her own vehicle. 

They do tend to be more volatile/risky situations but we don't refuse them.

Sometimes, RE, even though potentially risky, is seen as less risky.Any smart RE private money lender is going to want to feel secure with the property as collateral, and will not lend without enough equity to make it worth the risk and/or charge a high enough interest rate to make it worth the risk.But, to answer your question, no, I don't think it's weird for investors to move from a volatile stock market to RE. 

Aside from technical skill and experience, you also need a steel gut and a high degree of emotional intelligence to ride out volatility.

I submitted two offers this weekend, take advantage of this volatile time, there's going to be some good deals out there right now. 

There's little pressure forcing people to sell like 2008 (since most have fixed, 30-year mortgages and low rates), but with interest rates now so high, a lot of volatility in the economy (think Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank) and inflation still high, it's hard to see how housing prices wouldn't go down some and at absolute best, flat line.